Thanks to Dr. Garcia-Manero, I no longer have myelodysplastic syndrome

BY Holly Easley

Holly Easley began her cancer journey five years ago when she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). After two types of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, she says she loves life, is improving daily and enjoys blogging about the cancer experience at http://hollyeasley.wordpress.com/.

My first experience at MD Anderson was mind-blowing.  

I was surprised at the vastness of the building and how so...

Holly Easley

Myelodysplastic syndrome: What you need to know

BY Lucy Richardson

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a group of diseases where the bone marrow doesn't produce enough healthy blood cells. Instead, it makes...

Nutritional underpinnings of cancer in Western and Westernizing nations

BY Desiree Jones, Ph.D.

Can our nutritional choices measurably help prevent certain cancers?

Over the last three decades, researchers have gathered substantial...

Camp Star Trails: Where memories are made and stars shine

BY Sara Farris

When kids go off to camp, some things are certain -- they'll come back with new friends, lasting memories, perhaps some dirty laundry and...

Reba's lungs are worth fighting for

BY MD Anderson

In 2004, after beating cancer twice, out of nowhere Reba Kennedy of Knoxville, Tenn., began experiencing constant, agonizing pain.

My brain tumor: A headache that won't go away

BY Trent Johnson

I have a headache ... or not.

I was in elementary school when I started having headaches. The headaches seemed to hurt mostly when...

Metastatic melanoma: A wife reflects on husband's shocking diagnosis

BY Jennifer Martin

My husband, Steve, was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma in January 2012 at age 34. 

We have two daughters, ages 2 and 10. He...

My PSA is elevated. Now What Should I Do?

BY Shalin Shah, M.D. and John Papadopoulos, M.D.

There has been a great deal of discussion in the news, at medical meetings, within advocacy groups and among men for some time now about the...

Tumor tissue donation: should you consent?

BY Ed Steger

Ed Steger is a head and neck cancer survivor. He was diagnosed in 2005 and after rough patches in 2006 and 2007 has been in remission. He...